Hello all! Hope you enjoy this! Warning, this chapter is not exactly like the episode. I've changed a few things around.
Dune Quixote part 1
It was a day after the big Nefir the imp problem that Aladdin, Iago, Abu, Alaric and went to the marketplace alone. Not that Alaric thought being with the Arabian princess wasn't fun, but he sure that she was still mad at him for leaving her alone with Abu, an unconscious Al, and no note telling her where he had run off too. Alaric didn't blame her though; he guessed that he'd be mad too. Genie had volunteered to stay with Jasmine to keep her company until they returned.
At the moment they were standing near a hat stand trying to keep under the shade of the awning above them. Aladdin was trying on hats while, Abu, Iago, and Alaric were watching with amused expressions. Iago was grumbling that it was too hot so Alaric fanned him lazily with a large ugly hat while they waited for Aladdin to stop messing around. The street rat turned hero picked up a brown striped hat that looked like a basket and the trio quickly shook their heads as it went over his eyes.
'Blah!' Abu protested so Aladdin picked up another one. This one was large and white. To Alaric it looked like something someone from Spain would wear. Again they shook their heads at him. He tried again with a hat that had an odd shape. Making a face, he slid a hand into his vest, making Alaric think of some guy Genie had called Napoleon. Even Aladdin declined that hat. Iago heaved a sigh from beside the boy and Alaric fanned him again.
The last one Aladdin picked up was a odd large green one with a long red feather sticking up from it and he placed it on his head.
"Hey, how about this one, Abu?" He asked, not bothering to ask his brother or Iago. He had had enough of their negative reactions. Alaric did not see the big deal in finding a new hat. He didn't see anything wrong with the old one and said so to Iago who snorted in response. Aladdin heard and thought they were making fun of him, which Alaric wanted to but they hadn't been, and gave them a glare.
'Oh, uh, um, nuh-uh.' Abu finally said and Aladdin's face fell.
"Face it, some people can wear feathers and others can't." Iago shrugged making Alaric laugh and Aladdin cast dirty looks.
"I bet I could wear feathers." Alaric said with a wink at Iago and Abu, his ocean blue eyes twinkling with mischief. They snickered and Aladdin turned around slowly.
"Is that so?" He asked, hiding a sly smile and Alaric nodded.
"Yep."
"Well why don't we find out?" He moved so quickly, jumping the boy, that he didn't have time to react as Aladdin slammed the hat on his head, covering his face completely from view.
"Al, get it off!" He shouted struggling to free his head, while Aladdin, Abu, and Iago laughed.
"I guess he can wear feathers." Aladdin stated in a snickered and dodged a kick aimed at him from Alaric who was judging where his voice was coming from.
"Hardy, har. Now get this hat off me!" Aladdin grinned and reached down to take hold of the hat with a large tug, he jerked it off and Iago and Abu howled with laughter at the boy's appearance.
"Oh, shut up!" He shouted, tousling his hair back into the way it was supposed to look. A scream came from above them suddenly and we looked up in time to see someone fall through the awning and into Aladdin's arms. It was Sadira. The groups stared at her in shock and she stared back startled as well. She recovered instantly.
"Oh, glad I dropped in." She smiled at Aladdin, flirtatiously cupping his chin. Alaric scowled at the ground, not going unnoticed by Iago who snickered and the boy swatted him with the hat.
"Stop that girl! She is a thief!" A familiar voice shouted and they all looked up in the hole of the awning to see Farouk standing at the top of a building. "She stole from my stand." He shouted pointing a meaty finger at the girl. Aladdin set Sadira on the ground as Farouk spoke loudly.
"Wouldn't be surprised." Alaric mused aloud. "You don't pay attention until it's too late." Aladdin sent a look his way while Sadira giggled, making the boy's cheeks redden.
"Sadira, is that true?" Aladdin asked the girl angrily, giving her a disapproving look.
"I don't know what he's talking about." She laughed nervously. "Bye!" She tried to get away, but he snatched her arm before she could.
"If you're innocent then you have nothing to worry about. I'll protect you." He said valiantly and again Alaric scowled as he refused to release Sadira. Alaric heard something shuffle above him and looked up in time to scramble away as Farouk jumped out of the window. He landed where the boy had sat moments ago and Alaric glared at the man.
"Hey, next time yell 'Look out below'!" He shouted at him and he glared back at boy as he got to his feet. Aladdin let go of Sadira to keep the merchant at bay as he took a menacing step forward.
"The proof is in her hands." Farouk snarled. "She stole a ladle!" Alaric watched as Sadira slid the object into the back of her sash and grinned. She sure is sneaky.
"I am heir to the secrets of the sand." She said backing away from everyone. "I don't steal anymore. See? Nothing here."She held out her empty hands and Farouk growled.
"Once a thief, always a thief." He spat.
"Hey, look she doesn't have it! So go find someone else to blame!" Alaric shouted irritably.
"Yeah," Al said. "Forget it Farouk she doesn't have it." Angrily, the merchant kicked dust at them and Al grabbed his brother's vest before he could aim a good kick at the merchant's backside. "And next time pick on someone your own size!"
"If he can find anyone his own size." Iago muttered and Abu and Alaric snickered.
"You saved my life." Sadira stated lovingly, gaining everyone's attention again. Alaric watched her eyes sparkle in the sunlight and sighed.
"Look at her eyes." He said to no one in particular. "They're sparkling."
"Don't start, Casanova." Iago gagged. "I can barely make it through breakfast with the two lovebirds." Alaric didn't seem to mind Iago's irritated expression as he grabbed Iago held him close as he struggled to get away.
"Her hair looks different today, don't you think?"
"No." Iago snapped and got away from the love stuck boy with an irritated growl.
"Allow me to show you my gratitude." Sadira stated and she leaned for a kiss from Aladdin who looked ready to flee at any time. Jealous, Alaric growled and walked behind his brother, sticking his foot out as he backed away. Aladdin tripped over the foot to get away from Sadira, but she fell on top of him making Alaric scowl.
"Um, uh…"Aladdin laughed nervously, backing away. "I-I don't think that Princess Jasmine would want me to accept another girl's, um, uh, gratitude."
"I helped too remember?" Alaric offered, but she only had eyes for Aladdin and never heard him speak.
"Keeps you on a very short leash, does she?" Sadira asked teasingly, taking a small string from her hair to emphasis as she walked around. Alaric tried to get her attention again.
"Yep, but of course, I don't have one." He said smoothly, moving in front of Aladdin. Sadira looked right through him and Alaric frowned. How do I get her to pay attention?
"I don't suppose she'd let you have a cool drink of pomegranate juice back at my place, would she?" Sadira asked, going to sit on a pile of rugs and running her finger down one as she spoke.
"Nah, she'd never let me….Hey, wait a minute!" Aladdin finally understood what she was saying and frowned angrily.
"She's playing him like a well-tuned zither." Iago whispered to a scowling Alaric and Abu. The boy frowned briefly at the implication before looking at him in curiosity.
"What's a zither?" Iago opened his mouth to tell him when Aladdin shouted.
"Jasmine doesn't tell me what I can and can't do!" The trio looked over to see him standing over Sadira and Alaric ran over.
"Yeah, uh-huh, sure." Sadira said lightly and she stood back up. "Well, I've gotta go. Look me up if Jasmine ever lets any of you off the ball and chain." She walked away swaying her hips and Alaric watched her leave, before looking at Aladdin with a giddy expression.
"See ya, around. I'm going with her." Alaric told him and started off.
"Hey, wait!" He called and snagged his brother's arm.
"Are you gonna let her manipulate you like this?" Iago asked Aladdin and Aladdin frowned at him.
"I'm not being manipulated!"
"Come on." Sadira called back. "At least one of you isn't wrapped around her finger." Seeing his chance at being alone with Sadira he darted from Aladdin to catch up the dark-brown haired girl that was walking slower to let me catch up.
"Wait for me, Sadira!" He called happily and she looked down at him in shock before smiling warmly.
"I so admire a man who knows his own mind." She said to Alaric teasingly and missed the love stuck look he gave her, mistaking it for just being happy and he beamed widely.
"Lead the way milady." He stated, puffing his chest out to look manly and took her arm. "You don't mind do you?" He asked Sadira suddenly looking worried. She smiled down at him with giggle.
"Of course not, Alaric." She stated and the boy practically melted and grinned as she spoke his name. Abu chattered in his ear teasingly, but it went unheard.
"Can I have more?" Alaric asked Sadira and she giggled. Taking the orange pitcher, she walked over to him and poured more of the drink into his cup. The boy grinned at her, wiggling his eyebrows and she giggled again. Abu rolled his eyes at the boy from across the table as she walked away and Alaric stuck his tongue out at him. Abu made a motion with his hand and Alaric sighed. He wanted to stay here with her longer. it wasn't every day that this happened.
"Thank you, for the juice Sadira." Alaric said uncomfortably, not wanting to finish the sentence. "I guess I'd better be going."
"Wait! I have a new spell to show you!" Sadira called and Alaric set down the empty cup with a grin.
"Really?" He asked excitedly. He hadn't seen her do magic in a while and wondered what she had learned. Abu chattered and smacked his head, sand flying out.
"What did he say?" Sadira asked, not missing the interaction. Alaric grinned sheepishly, casting a look at Abu.
"He said he hope's it works better than your sandstorm spell. He is still picking sand from his ears." Abu grinned in triumph and Alaric scowled
"Cut it out!" The boy hissed at him and he looked taken aback. "At least she tried."
"This spell is different." Sadira reassured as she poured some glittery sand into her palm. With a wave of her hand she tossed it and a portal-looking image appeared. Inside it showed what looked like a fairytale kingdom. In awe, Alaric got up to get a better look.
"Behold! The land of my fantasies!" Sadira exclaimed.
"It's beautiful." He said letting his fingers skim the surface. It rippled a bit and he retracted his hand before it sank through. "And it looks too good to be true." Sadira sighed sadly and the boy turned to her instantly, image forgotten.
"It is." She replied in a saddened tone and it made Alaric sad that she was sad. The image disappeared and Alaric looked at the glitter on the ground in curiosity. He touched it with his foot and grinning bent down to hold it in his hands. Sadira watched him shift the glitter in his hands for a moment and then grinned slyly. Perhaps she could make have a little fun, while Alaric was here. It wouldn't hurt him.
"There's a hero in my fantasy world, Alaric." She started walking over to the boy slowly. "He saved a beautiful princess from a fire-breathing dragon. I'm the princess. Guess who's the hero?" Sadira asked and winked at him. Alaric grinned so widely that she almost lost her grip on the glittered sand. Was this the right thing to do to a kid? She didn't think so, seeing how he was willing to play along so she continued.
"What's that?" The boy asked curiously, getting close to her. She leaned towards him to kiss him and Alaric's eyes widened in surprise. As Sadira kissed Alaric, magic dust falling over him, he started to fall under her spell.
"You are my dragon slayer." She said and released Alaric. He grinned at her as fully in a trance and Sadira's eyes widened as he proclaimed:
"I…am…Dragon Slayer!" He wobbled a bit in his walk, attempting to make a noble pose. Abu watched as he swayed about the room.
"It worked!" She exclaimed. "On the wrong person, but it did work!" Then Abu turned to Sadira.
'What did you do?' He chattered angrily and Sadira rolled her eyes. She may not understand him sometimes, but his meaning was very clear.
"I'm just playing with him. It won't hurt him."
"I am Dragon Slayer!" Alaric shouted finally able to stand upright. "Fetch my sword!" He demanded of Sadira with an overconfident grin and she gave Abu a slightly apologetic look as she nodded at Alaric.
"Right away, Dragon Slayer!" She called as Alaric wandered the place as if for the first time. With a bit of magic dust she transformed a ladle into a sword. It dropped to the ground heavily and she drug to where Alaric stood. There she made it smaller so he could hold it. He snatched it from her without a word of thanks and then looked down at himself.
"My battle armor!" Sadira poured more magic on Aladdin's brother, unable to stop herself from not doing anything. It was kind of fun getting him all dressed as a warrior even if he was not her real knight in shining armor. Alaric now stood in golden battle armor, swinging his sword about.
"Now for my helmet!" Alaric called and Sadira giggled.
"At once, Dragon Slayer." She skipped over to the table and proceeded to pick up a bowl. Abu shrieked and clung on, refusing to let the game continue. "Let go, little meddler!" She hissed at the monkey, who chattered back. She got the upper hand by splashing water in the simian's face and as Abu sputtered she sprinkled magic on the bowl, turning it into a golden helmet. She placed it on Alaric's head and he nodded in approval.
"Saddle my steed!" He called in a deep voice and Sadira looked around for something to change so not to disappoint the knight. Her eyes landed on Abu wringing water from his vest and she grinned evilly. Abu tried to run, but she managed to stand over him and pour glittered sand all over the top of his head. In an instant, he was turned into a horse. Alaric jumped onto Abu's back and grinned heroically, making Sadira giggle.
"Magic portal, open wide, let my love and me inside!"Sadira shouted as she cast the spell. "Even if he isn't my real true love." She mumbled. The image of the fantasy appeared again and this time a bluebird flew out of it and dropped a flower into her open palm, showing that it was indeed working. "It worked!" She giggled.
"I go to slay the dragon and rescue the princess!" Alaric exclaimed in a deep tone and Sadira looked down at her clothes.
"Oh, I have to get dressed! Can't play the part without the outfit!" She sprinkled more glittered into her hand and then tossed it over herself. Her clothes changed into a long pink, medieval style dress and a matching pointed pink hat, complete with a long flowing sparkling cloth from the top of it, typical of the knights in shining armor era. Sadira was about to go into the portal when a voice called out.
"Sadira!" Aladdin shouted and she turned with a sheepish expression to see him standing on Carpet, Jasmine and Genie behind him. None of them looked very happy and she shifted under their gazes.
"Where are Alaric and Abu?" Aladdin asked angrily and she bit her lip. Aladdin's gaze flickered to the side and he blanched at seeing his brother and Abu in gold. "What did you do?" He demanded and she gulped.
"Um, well…Gotta go!" She turned and fled into the portal, holding her dress up from tripping her.
"We'll stop Sadira. Genie, close that portal!" Aladdin told him and Genie wrung his hands nervously.
"You know how dangerous it is to mix magics!" He wailed, but they did not have time to consider what would happen.
"What's the matter mighty steed?" Alaric asked Abu and Iago snickered.
"Get a load of the mighty Casanova." He muttered and Genie eyed the portal nervously. This might not end well at all. Mixing magic was very bad.
Aladdin urged Carpet on and they followed Sadira down a grassy hill. She shrieked as he grabbed her around the middle and hoisted her onto the flying rug. Jasmine frowned at Sadira disapprovingly as they headed towards the exit.
"Genie, close the portal!" Aladdin shouted and they flew out of the portal as Genie raised a finger.
"Oh, I can't look." He moaned and covered his eyes. "Here goes nothing." He took the shot. Magic collided into magic and the blast knocked Alaric off of Abu's back, leaving him sprawled across the sand.
"No!" Sadira cried knowing that the spell would be ruined. It was too late of course and soon everything was turned back to normal in a blinding flash. Genie wore a pair of sunglasses and laughed smugly as the magic went away. Alaric's armor disappeared, leaving him with a bowl on his head and a ladle in his hand. Abu was not as lucky and was turned into a donkey. Once the light faded everyone looked around and Aladdin and Jasmine went over to Alaric.
"Rick? Rick, can you hear me?" Aladdin asked, while Jasmine looked on nervously.
"Uh…uh-huh." Alaric grinned lopsidedly and Aladdin laughed.
"I'm glad you're alright." Genie grinned too and sighed.
"Whew! We got off lucky that time!" A braying caught his attention and Genie and Iago turned to see Abu who was now a small donkey. "Oh, boy." Genie and Iago said at the same time.
"Abu?" Jasmine asked and the little donkey nodded frantically.
"Look on the bright side." Iago said, flying over to sit on his back. "Now we can open that salt mine we've always wanted." Abu did not like that in the least and he bucked and brayed in a loud wail, knocking Iago off.
"Don't worry Abu. We'll find a way to change you back." Jasmine said, hugging his neck. Aladdin frowned in concern for his friend and turned in time to see Alaric getting up to his feet wobbling horribly.
"Ah, mighty steed!" Alaric stated, moving towards Abu, the bowl still on his head. "Come, we must face the dragon!"
"Alaric?" Aladdin asked in concern and Alaric gave him an odd look.
"Hm? You've mistaken me for someone else." He said and got onto Abu's back with a shrug. "My name is Dragon Slayer! And now I'm off!" He cried and kicked Abu's sides. Abu frowned, but he could not really complain as Alaric did not weigh that much on his back. He did wobble a bit though, trying to get used to his legs, and refused to budge.
"He's off alright." Iago grumbled and Genie shot him a look.
"Forward, mighty steed! To the dragon's lair!"